Lyon King of Arms
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Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic officer of Scotland, responsible for regulating and granting coats of arms and overseeing matters of heraldry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyon King of Arms canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11665822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyon King of Arms Context triple: [Lyon King of Arms Act 1672, appliesTo, Lyon King of Arms]
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A.
Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France
Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France, was a prominent 15th-century French military leader and nobleman who played a key role in the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War and the restoration of royal authority under Charles VII.
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B.
Gonzague de Reynold
Gonzague de Reynold was a Swiss historian, writer, and conservative intellectual known for his influential works on Swiss national identity and European culture.
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C.
James de Salis
James de Salis was a mountaineer known for being among the earliest climbers to reach the summit of Mexico’s Iztaccíhuatl volcano.
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D.
William of Deloraine
William of Deloraine is a fictional Border reiver and warrior in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," known for his daring exploits and loyalty amid the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border wars.
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E.
James of St George
James of St George was a 13th-century Savoyard master mason and military architect best known for designing many of King Edward I’s great castles in Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyon King of Arms Target entity description: Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic officer of Scotland, responsible for regulating and granting coats of arms and overseeing matters of heraldry.
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A.
Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France
Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France, was a prominent 15th-century French military leader and nobleman who played a key role in the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War and the restoration of royal authority under Charles VII.
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B.
Gonzague de Reynold
Gonzague de Reynold was a Swiss historian, writer, and conservative intellectual known for his influential works on Swiss national identity and European culture.
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C.
James de Salis
James de Salis was a mountaineer known for being among the earliest climbers to reach the summit of Mexico’s Iztaccíhuatl volcano.
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D.
William of Deloraine
William of Deloraine is a fictional Border reiver and warrior in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," known for his daring exploits and loyalty amid the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border wars.
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E.
James of St George
James of St George was a 13th-century Savoyard master mason and military architect best known for designing many of King Edward I’s great castles in Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic office
ⓘ
state office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish heraldry
ⓘ
coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy | the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedFor | Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish clans
ⓘ
Scottish monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Scotland
Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| enforces | prohibition of unauthorised use of arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| field |
genealogy
ⓘ
heraldry ⓘ vexillology ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
executive authority in heraldic matters
ⓘ
judicial authority in heraldic matters ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advise on matters of heraldry in Scotland
ⓘ
maintain the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ preside over heraldic court proceedings in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPower |
confirm coats of arms
ⓘ
enforce heraldic law in Scotland ⓘ grant coats of arms ⓘ matriculate arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateOffice |
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records
ⓘ
heralds of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish heralds
pursuivants of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish pursuivants
|
| hasTitle |
Lord Lyon King of Arms
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
|
| isComparableTo |
Garter Principal King of Arms
ⓘ
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ⓘ |
| isHeadOf | Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ |
| isOfficerOf |
Crown of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
crown of Scotland
|
| isPartOf | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to Scottish heraldry
ⓘ
Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ Scots heraldic law ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots law ⓘ |
| oversees | matters of heraldry in Scotland ⓘ |
| rank |
chief heraldic officer of Scotland
ⓘ
principal herald of Scotland ⓘ |
| regulates |
granting of coats of arms in Scotland
ⓘ
heraldic practice in Scotland ⓘ use of arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| seat |
Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of the Lord Lyon
Edinburgh ⓘ |
| symbol | crown of Scotland in heraldic representation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyon King of Arms Description of subject: Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic officer of Scotland, responsible for regulating and granting coats of arms and overseeing matters of heraldry.
Referenced by (4)
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